The City of Wolverhampton Council will mark Windrush Day next weekend with a flag raising ceremony and the unveiling of a bronze bust of the city’s first African-Caribbean councillor The City of Wolverhampton Council will mark Windrush Day next weekend with a flag raising ceremony and the unveiling of a bronze bust of the city’s first African-Caribbean councillor. Celebrated annually, Windrush Day honours the contributions which the Windrush generation and their descendants have made to British society. It commemorates the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks in 1948, bringing passengers from the Caribbean to the UK…

The centre, on New Forest Rd, will be retrofit to make it as close to carbon neutral as possible so that it can become an exemplar building to educate domestic and commercial users on the benefits of renewable energy. The centre will offer support to businesses and residents to explore funding available, such as carbon credits that can be obtained to retrofit homes to save people money. The centre has received £325,995 funding from Walsall Council’s Community Capital programme, which is funded by the Government’s Town Deal. “ As a council we are keen to support projects like this that…

From 15 September this year, Sandwell Council will introduce changes to bin collections to improve recycling quality and meet new Government regulations. The council is introducing Alternate Weekly Collections (AWC) for bins and recycling to meet new UK Government Simpler Recycling regulations which will help improve recycling rates, reduce contamination and disposal costs, freeing up funds for other vital services. This means that while all households will have a collection on a weekly basis, non-recycling waste (grey bin) will be collected one week, with recycling collected the following week. During the first week of the changes, some households will have…

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is asking clients of Olivia’s Aesthetics Wolverhampton who received ‘vampire facials’ to contact them to arrange free blood tests, due to concerns about the risk of bloodborne viruses. Anyone who has received a PRP treatment (vampire facial) at this clinic should contact the UKHSA West Midlands Health Protection Team on 0344 225 3561 – lines will be open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday until Friday 4 July, 2025. You can also email WMRegion@ukhsa.gov.uk and leave your phone details. If you have not had a vampire facial but have had other treatments at…

Automotive industry charity, Ben, has announced changes to its senior leadership team as part of its new strategic direction. Martin Smith has been appointed as Director of Finance, Governance & Impact. Martin will lead the Finance, Technology, and Data & Insights teams and oversee Charitable Impact on an interim basis, working closely with Rachel Clift, CEO, to support the operational delivery of Ben’s frontline Support & Specialist Services. Martin has over 20 years of experience in the charity sector, primarily as a Finance Director for benevolent fund charities. Ben is also announcing that Matt Wigginton, part of Ben’s former executive…

Councillor Mike Bird was elected as Leader of the Council, following the resignation of Councillor Garry Perry last month. Councillor Bird was first elected to Walsall Council in 1980. He previously held the position of Leader of the Council between 2018 and 2024. Following his election the new Leader of Walsall Council, Councillor Mike Bird said: “ It’s good to be back! It has been an honour for me to represent the people of Walsall for more than 40 years. Walsall is my home and I want the best for the borough and the very best for Walsall people, they…

Children in Wolverhampton are being invited to play out safely within their streets this summer as part of a City of Wolverhampton Council backed scheme. Playing Out is a national programme that allows residents to close their street for up to 3 hours, allowing children to safely enjoy the space, the sun and the fresh air. The scheme is being led locally by the council as part of its work to provide more opportunities for children and young people, and to promote physical activity and well being. Anyone can apply for a road closure. A minimum of 6 weeks’ notice…

A Brierley Hill man has become the 11th person to be brought before the courts by Sandwell Council for breaching the Black Country-wide street racing injunction on the borough’s roads. Scott Hill, aged 37, of Watchman Avenue, who was racing other vehicles in his car along Kenrick Way, West Bromwich, at around 10pm on 12 April 2025 landed himself a suspended prison sentence and a court bill of more than £3,000. He was arrested by police under the injunction’s power of arrest. Appearing at Birmingham High Court, Mr Hill admitted racing other vehicles at speeds greatly in excess of the…

Across April, 1834 bags of rubbish were removed from Walsall’s streets. This builds on work carried out during the Great British Spring Clean, which saw 1750 bags collected in just two weeks. Litter picking events are organised through the Walsall Community Litter Watch (WCLW), established in August 2019 to help address the litter issue within the Borough. Volunteers dedicated more than 1000 hours across April to keep the borough clean. This effort included three formal events, at Barr Beacon in Aldridge, Anson Road in Bentley and Bath Street Centre in Caldmore. “ Our Community Litter Watch is a resounding success…

Geoff Neal, managing director of Euclid Ltd (left) and Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal, cabinet member for resident services at City of Wolverhampton Council, with the new driver ID cards City of Wolverhampton Council is providing increased security for taxi and private hire passengers by becoming the first authority to offer driver licence checks by smartphone. Contactless technology has been introduced into driver’s ID cards, meaning passengers can view a digital version of their driver’s private hire or taxi driver licence simply by tapping the card with a Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled smartphone. This will provide reassurance about the driver’s…